Eastwell Park (Kent county) was the residence of Alfred Duke of Edinburgh’s family and also the birthplace of Princess Marie of Edinburgh, later queen of Romania who wrote in her memoirs a beutifull description of the estate. Another famous resident with artistic inclinations was Anne Kingsmill Finch, Countess of Winchilsea who lived there in late 17th century. She was one of the earliest published women poets in England.Here is one of Anne Finch’s beautiful poems: